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I think many people are seriously confused as to where value comes from. It's really a #marketing topic, so let's explore this.

Lessons from a billionaire investor: 1. Have a big plan 2. Start buying 3. Cultivate strategic partnerships #investment

@sebastiangood @NoLongerBennett Yes. I'm all for transparency in pricing. I don't even think energy utilities should be able to claim they have a "cheaper rate" by creating fixed fees. Making the right decision as brainless as possible for the consumer is how we get an efficient economy.

@moritheil @NoLongerBennett The part I don’t understand is my airline ticket comprises innumerable stupid fees and taxes. Yet the price I’m quoted includes them. Tax away! Good for you, I’m a tourist on your roads and drinking your water. But why do hotels get to hide this fee when I’m shopping? It’s a lie!

What the fuck is a non-negotiable "resort fee" and why it is not a first degree felony to charge one?

Yeah, if you have been working on not lying to yourself this convention should trigger your "cope" alarms. #mindset

@NoLongerBennett @sebastiangood It's possible. miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/fina…

@moritheil @sebastiangood I think you're wrong about Miami. Cf. resortfees.com/florida/miami/

@sebastiangood @NoLongerBennett In some cases, e.g. Miami resort taxes, the fees are imposed by local law and go directly to the government. In other cases, the fees are an end run around properly listing inclusive nightly rates, but in those cases the fees themselves are taxable.

@moritheil @NoLongerBennett Ok … how?

@InDaWithywindle @MrBCWalker twitter.com/moritheil/stat…

Kids are bullied, beaten, do drugs and are and sexually assaulted in public schools, yet some people are most concerned about a them being 'awkward'. Plus, anecdotal experience is useless in the face of widespread data, which supports homeschooling. nheri.org/research-facts…

@train2000c @audiblemarco Yes. Nagasaki was the centre of Christianity in Asia for centuries and had the biggest Catholic population. So much so, that when it was nuked, a lot of people noted that Truman was a Master Mason...

@audiblemarco Wasn't one of the people who worked on Ultraman, Eiji Tsubaraya, Catholic?

This is the main goal of Catholic Anime Twitter.

@SNSsuicide 😂

"I'm with the government and I'm here to help." See also: • Waco • MOVE Bombing • Fred Hampton • Ruby Ridge • Duncan Lemp #politics

There would have been a pan-Asian collective, exactly as certain Japanese leaders had planned, and Japan would have peacefully cemented its leadership role for 100-200 years... But this speed was too slow for Japanese Imperial officers who wanted glory in battle. #history

China likes to talk big, but this one isn't on China. Filipinos, Malaysians, and Koreans all have stories of their grandparents being abused by Japanese forces. In 1910 Japan had the respect of all of Asia for standing up to European powers. You threw it away. #politics

Some people will get upset about this but there is a certain glory in a society where people are at peace with where they are. Your path is not for everyone else, and everyone's path is not for you. #mindset

This is really good #writing. To really do a send-up of someone — to describe them in a way that seems devastating rather than simply petty — you must accurately understand them.

Video game movie that a broad audience would watch:

Your rules don't matter. Cross Putin, cross Xi, within their spheres of influence and become the 17th person in 3 years who "mysteriously" fell out a hotel window. This may be a gentleman's game in the West, but the rest of the world plays for keeps. #politics

Every day people in exalted positions get on this app and reveal they have NO CLUE how 3/4 of the world (outside the Anglosphere) operates. It's funny where it isn't sad. #politics

This is naive and pretends Turkey actually puts the rule of law first rather than personal relationships with powerful people first. Musk's binary, while flawed, is a much more realistic approach to how strongmen deal with billionaires (cow them or crush them.) #politics